MyBB Motorcycle Owners Thread

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SauRoNZA said:
Welcome WhiteRaven.

Now tell us what you ride?

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I need to make a plan and finally wash my bike this weekend. Mostly so I can work on it cleanly and take the TwoBrothers off to check the packing.
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Sorry to disappoint, I normally just read this thread because I'm a pillion.. can't really contribute to the awesomeness of being an owner yet :wtf:

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Here are some articles i've written:

http://bikerpages.co.za/category/gets-you-thinking/

http://bikerpages.co.za/pillion-on-being-a-crazy-ol-lady/

Have others like "pillion on a busa" "pillion with saddle bags" but those aren't online they printed.. will post them if you guys like?
 
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I'm thinking of making something to store all my gear, after two years it is finally starting to bug me that I mostly dump my gear on the floor every day :p And what I've found in CT so far is not amazing in my opinion. So I'm looking to make something like this. Well, more accurately, a hybrid of all the cool features of several of the items on that page.
Would anyone else be interested? I'd be aiming to keep it around R800 while being able to store all the gear for 2 people (boots on the floor though)
 
Archer said:
I'm thinking of making something to store all my gear, after two years it is finally starting to bug me that I mostly dump my gear on the floor every day :p And what I've found in CT so far is not amazing in my opinion. So I'm looking to make something like this. Well, more accurately, a hybrid of all the cool features of several of the items on that page.
Would anyone else be interested? I'd be aiming to keep it around R800 while being able to store all the gear for 2 people (boots on the floor though)
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Someone was advertising this sort of thing in Bike SA a few years ago. It was made along the lines of the classic free-standing coat and hat racks that some people used to have near the front door.

The interesting part was that it took up a minimum of floor area and was meant to be left next to the bike in the garage. This meant that you did not have to wrangle your gear over to the garage, but rather just grab the helmet, gloves and jacket as you got to the bike.
 
After not using the last bike for the purposes I envisioned (work interupted)
I decided to trade it in and get something....different.

Perfectly sensible, easy to ride, daily commuter:

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...that also happens to be a complete monster.
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Now if I can just get home and into holiday leave so I can ride it some more.
 
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It's funny how even just 1 hour with another bike can get you all out of sorts when you're back on your own bike. I had taken mine in for a service (the R1200GSA) and got the 800 adventure for the day. Gosh, that thing felt so light but also difficult to turn, the throttle was weird and I got to listen to every air particle screaming past me... Of course after about 10 minutes all is well. But then getting back onto my bike I'm like where does the clutch take again? Oh cool, I can do full lock turns again! And no wind - bliss, I can listen to my engine growl! So after that initial 5-10 min getting used to my own bike again I smiled all the way home :D
 
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It's funny how even just 1 hour with another bike can get you all out of sorts when you're back on your own bike. I had taken mine in for a service (the R1200GSA) and got the 800 adventure for the day. Gosh, that thing felt so light but also difficult to turn, the throttle was weird and I got to listen to every air particle screaming past me... Of course after about 10 minutes all is well. But then getting back onto my bike I'm like where does the clutch take again? Oh cool, I can do full lock turns again! And no wind - bliss, I can listen to my engine growl! So after that initial 5-10 min getting used to my own bike again I smiled all the way home :D
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Having owned the 800 GSA and now the R1200 GSA, I can agree, the 1200 is like butter .... I did a 1300km trip last weekend (over 3 days) through Lesotho. Man was brilliant. River crossings, passes... dropped the bike once unfortunately....

Day 1 Durban > Underberg > Swaartberg > Ramatsediso Gate > Matabeng Pass > Thaba Seka
Day 2 Thaba Seka > Katse Dam > Caledonspoort Gate > Fouriesburg
Day 3 Fouriesburg > Caledonspoort Gate > Moteng Pass > Sani Pass > Durban


Matabeng Pass
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Some Water...
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Coming Down Sani
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It's been eight years since my last new bike purchase, so I decided to spoil myself with a new bike. I initially wanted to get something like a KYMCO 500cc scooter, but I never really enjoyed riding a scooter as much as a bike. I remembered that my local KYMCO dealer still had a Venox standing on his floor (the last new one in the country), so I went to have a look and went home a few hours later with a new bike.

I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The bike isn't heavy and has enough power to keep up with the national speed limits, which is all I really wanted.
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And here we have all three side by side, waiting impatiently for winter,
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Dom1n8tr1x said:
It's been eight years since my last new bike purchase, so I decided to spoil myself with a new bike. I initially wanted to get something like a KYMCO 500cc scooter, but I never really enjoyed riding a scooter as much as a bike. I remembered that my local KYMCO dealer still had a Venox standing on his floor (the last new one in the country), so I went to have a look and went home a few hours later with a new bike.

I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The bike isn't heavy and has enough power to keep up with the national speed limits, which is all I really wanted.
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And here we have all three side by side, waiting impatiently for winter,
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Love the scoots ALMOST as much as the username... :twisted:
 
Archer said:
It's funny how even just 1 hour with another bike can get you all out of sorts when you're back on your own bike. I had taken mine in for a service (the R1200GSA) and got the 800 adventure for the day. Gosh, that thing felt so light but also difficult to turn, the throttle was weird and I got to listen to every air particle screaming past me... Of course after about 10 minutes all is well. But then getting back onto my bike I'm like where does the clutch take again? Oh cool, I can do full lock turns again! And no wind - bliss, I can listen to my engine growl! So after that initial 5-10 min getting used to my own bike again I smiled all the way home :D
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Weird. For me it's always a case of going on test rides and getting enamored with this other bike thinking I'll buy it and then getting back on my own and feeling so at home that I just keep it.

But I don't get courtesy bikes when I service, partly why I want a BMW next, so odds are they did literally change your clutch as they always do with mine and I need to adjust it when I get home.
 
Hoping that all my paperwork gets done today so I can pickup my new bike. Going from 1200 GSA to MT09 Tracer. The lighter nimbler bike is what I am going for at the moment and there is so much torque and power that it just brings a smile to my face as soon as I twist the ear.
 
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Weird. For me it's always a case of going on test rides and getting enamored with this other bike thinking I'll buy it and then getting back on my own and feeling so at home that I just keep it.

But I don't get courtesy bikes when I service, partly why I want a BMW next, so odds are they did literally change your clutch as they always do with mine and I need to adjust it when I get home.
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No, the clutch on the 800 was set waaay different, along with the brake lever - I kept revving if I had to brake hard. They don't tinker with your bike at all in my experience. I mean my dad is 1.96m and the short workshop foreman doesn't mess with any of his stuff while doing the test ride.
 
Normally part of the service on a cable clutch is adjusting it to compensate for wear/stretch.

But I think all the GS's are hydraulic? Or maybe the 800 is cable and the 1200 hydraulic which is why you notice.
 
Hmmm, 800 does look to be a cable, didn't feel like it though (my previous 650 you knew was a cable clutch). But you can obviously rotate the levers around the bar, and you can adjust where it takes slightly. Probably the former that was most different - low seat, lower bike, handlebars in the wrong place for me.
 
Well I'm riding the 1200 (being forced on me :)) on Monday amongst a few others.

Rode the 800 recently so will be able to comment then.
 
You'll have to specify which one ;) In the past the adventure had different gear ratios, and a heavier flywheel. I think the water cooled ones now share gear ratios, but the flywheel is still different. And of course the 30-40kg difference

There are 3 reasons why I won't get one though - 1) Price :p 2) Small stock screen 3) Did I say price?
But I think if you compare it to the competition the pricing is actually not that bad. Get all the same features on all of them and the difference is under 5% or so (although I stand under correction).
 
Well that's just it. BMW is part-for-part better value than competitors and even against itself in other countries.

We are being subsidized down here somehow.

I'm not sure which GS but hopefully the LC non-Adventure. I assumed they are all LC now?

But the real ones I'm keen for are the R1200RS and S1000XR.

Also taking the RnineT for a burn just for fun.
 
Correct, all new 1200s are now LC to meet emissions requirements. There is just a noticeable difference in handling and perceived torque between the adv and non-adv models.
 
Yeah I've heard he non-adventure is almost a pure road bike.

Is the 800 Adv vs Normal also that different? Didn't feel like it.
 
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